Shingle and roofing



Dec. 26, 1939. H. RWI/LDMAN SH'INGLE AND RQOFING Filed Dec.

so; 1955v 2 sheets-sheet 1 INVENTOR Harig/E falclman 'l ITNEssE-TYMZW l.

' yATTORNEYS De. 26, 1939. H. F.` wlLDM-AN 2,184,328

SHINGLE AND ROOFING Filed Dec. 30, v1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 l WITNESSES INVENTOR gy# i BY Patented Dee. 26, 1939 UNITED STATES smNGLE AND Rooi-me Harry F. Wildman, Orlando, Fla.; Vincent Y. Wildman, executor of the estate of said Harry F. Wildman, deceased Application December 30, 1935, Serial No. 56,819 12 claims. V(ci. 10s-7) This invention relates to an improved shingle and to a completed roofing structure formed thereby, an object being to provide a construction of reinforced metal shingle which will present an eiiicient shingle structure and also an eicient roong structure when properly assembled.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved metal shingle which when in place on a roof gives the appearance of a conventional shingle while actually presenting strips of re, inforced metal sheeting.

An additional object of the invention is to provide an improved' roofing formed of reinforced metal shingles which are turned over and interlocked at each course with a retaining metal strip coacting with the turned-over portion.

A further object is to provide anv improved roofing structure which may be adjusted to any form of inclined roof and also to the eaves, valleys and crowns.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a lfragmentary perspective view of a roof with shingles and a roofing structure ap- 25'plied thereto and disclosing an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a short section of the shingle structure shown in Fig. 1, certain parts being broken away for better illustrating the 30 construction; Fig. 3 isV a plan view of a reinforcing stripof material embodying certain features of the inventionA Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional View through Fig. 2 approximately on the line 4 4, the same being on an enlarged scale;

Fig. 5 is a View similar to Fig. 4 but showing the section taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional viewY through Fig. 2 on line 6 6;

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary perspective view showing two shingle strips connected together but before they are moved to a finished position;

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 7 but showing the edge of the strips bent over and clinched;

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of one of the retaining orclamping plates shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 10 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view showing part of a roof with the adjacent edges ofshingles and a retaining plate .associated therewith;

Fig. 11 is vaiperspeetive view of a retaining plate used inconnction'with the crown or apex Ifaroof;l

55 Fig. l2 is asectional View showing part of a roof and how the shingles are applied to the apex thereof;

Fig. 13 is a sectional view illustrating how the shingles are applied adjacent the eaves of a roof;

Fig. 14 is a View similar to Fig. 13 but showing the shingles in a complete finished position;

Fig. 15 is a view similar to Fig. 12 but showing a valley with the shingles embodying the invention applied thereto, one part being completed lo and the other partially completed. Y Referring to the accompanying drawingsby numeral, I indicates a strip of shingles ready to be formed into the roofing 2 which is secured to the roof 3 by the various nails i extending 15 through the retaining and clampingplates 5.-

AWhen the shingle strip I is in place as shown in Fig. 1, the roofing structure presents the ap, pearance of the usual shingle now in common use, though the construction is actually a num- 20 ber of shingle strips interlocked and then secured to the roof. The strip I is formed from a very thin sheet of copper 6 which is secured to a.

From Fig. 4 it Will be Observed that the Strip l '85 is folded over upon itself at I0 and then at II-so as to present a bottom structure I2 in groove 9. The part I2 is folded over at 'I3 and then again `at I4 so that the groove 9 will be provided land so that the copper covering will always be up- 40 permost. A sheet of a desired length madev up of shingles 8 is then in condition to be applied to a roof. In order to apply a number of strips to a roof it is necessary to-interlock the successive strips as shown particularly in Figs. 1, 45

'1, 8 and 10. As the parts have been folded over` upon themselves more or less as illustrated in Fig. 4, the respective edges of the strips can not be folded at right. angles if all of the reinforcing sheet Iv is left in place. In order to -prevent kinking, buckling .Y or breaking of the copper sheeting 6, the reinforcing strip 1 is formed with a substantially T-shap'ed cutaway portion I5 at each edge as illustrated particularly in Fig. 2. In view of this cutaway part there is nothing but 5I copper at this portion, and consequently the respective edges may be turned over as illustrated lparticularly in Figs. 8 and 10.

When two strips I are to be secured together they are arranged as shown in Fig. 7 with the copper sheeting in contact. A U-shaped metal clamp I6 is slid over the edges of the superimposed strips and, then pressed so that the side walls thereof will tightly pinch the respective edges vof the respective sheets. This reinforcing and clamping strip I5 i's then turned over as shown in Fig. 8, after which the top sheet is swung over to the position shown in Fig. 10. Be` fore the top sheet is swung over to the position shown in Fig. 10 a comparatively stiff metal plate 5having a depending flange I1 is placed in position as shown in Fig. 10, and then one or` more nails l applied. 'I'he plates 5 may be any desired length as, for instance, one plate may be the full length of the roof, or several plates may be arranged'end to end under a given strip I. This provides a desired support for holding the respective sheets at an angle to the roof 3 and also provides means for securing the roong to the wooden. roof 3. After the second strip I has been applied asiust described, the third strip may be applied to. the second and so on for the full width of the roof I. t J

When the successive strips are applied until the crown or apex II of'thel roof is reached or almost reached, a. slightly different construction is uti- .lized to provide a waterproof crown for the roofing. This is shown in detail in Fig: 12. As illustrated in this gure there is provided a retaining plate' I9 of sheet metal which is comparatively stiff though capable of being bent. One of these is secured by nails 2li to each part of the roof 3, namely one-on each side of the crown as lshown in Fig. 12. The topmost strip I is arranged to have its edge portion lie against the larger section I9 of the retaining plate I9 as shown at the left in Fig. 12. The same arrangement is provided at Athe right. A. strip I is then applied directly over the crown I and arranged so that its respective edges 2I will fold over the respective sections I9' of the respective plates I9. Then all the parts are pressed downwardly and even tually hammered until they. assume the position -for the eaves is shown.

shown at the right in Fig. 12. This completes the job of putting the crown piece in place.l A

In Figs. 13 and 14 a particular arrangement A plate 22 is provided and is secured in place by nails or other means 23. This plate is similar to plate I9 and is provided with an enlarged 'section 22' over which the lowermost strip I is folded-as illustrated in Fig. i3. The section 22' and the folded-over part of the strip I are then bent down and hammered y into the position shown in Fig. 14, whereupon this part of the job is completed.

Where a valley is to be covered as shown in Fig. 15, the same particular arrangement as shown in Fla. l2 is used. except that the parts are reversed. T he same strip I9 is used and the same general arrangement is provided, except that the valley strip 24 is caused to fit snugly the valley with the edge portions bent back upon the strip as indicated by the numeral 25. The lower- A most strip i is then positioned with its edge portion 26 bent over the larger section. I9' of the retaining plate i9 and. also over the portion 25. after which all the parts are forced downwardly as indicated at the right in Fig. 15. This completes this part of the roof and presents a water tight connection between the various parts without interfering with the various grooves 9 land the general arrangementof the roonng. If desired the strips, I extendingl across the crown Il and the strip 24 could be formed without the. 5

being' vformed with spaced transversely folded 15 portions presenting on the face of the strip a plurality of spaced depressions for dividing the strip intoshingle members, said reinforcing sheet being formed with cutout portions at the respective ends of said depression whereby the edge portions in\ cluding a part of said folded-over portions of said strip may be folded without injuringv they copper sheeting. A

2. A rectangular shingle strip of the same width throughout comprising a comparatively narrow thin sheet of copper having straight parallel side edges, an impregnated reinforcing paper sheet of the same width and length as said copper sheet, and adhesive for the copper sheet to the paper versely for its full width to present division lines extending from one side edge to the other of the strip for dividing the strip into shingle member s5- sections with each section of a length equal to the width of the strip.

3. A shingle strip comprising an asphalt impregnated sheet of paper having spaced substantially T-shaped cutouts adjacent each edge, a

sheet of copper of the same width and length @o as said paper sheet, adhesive for securing said sheets together, said strip being folded transversely to present dividing lines, said folded portions extending across said T-shaped cutout portions of said paper sheet.

4. A roong structure comprising a plurality vof shingle strips, the respective edges of said strips at their point of overlapping being bent back so that the edges will interlock, a stiff retaining plate having a depending ange fitting over each of the interlocked portions, and a plurality of nails extending through the respective plates for securing the same to a roof and causing said depending ange to press said interlocked A portions together and against said roof.

5. A roofing structure including a plurality of shingle strips, said strips overlapping except at the lower edge of the roofing structure, each oi the overlapping edges being bent back from itself, a" U-shaped clamping plate positioned to ao clamp the bent back portions and a retaining plate formed with Va depending flange, said plate being positioned so that the depending ange will fit along the closed edge of said U-shaped structure, through said plate but not through the shingle strips.

6. The method of forming a joint between two shingle strips comprising the positioning of one shingle strip on the other in an inverted position, "iid applying a U-shaped clamping member over the edge of the combined strips, then the. U-shaped structure and that portion of md .shingle strips straddled by said U-sliaped stu-uam i" ture until they are above but Milet with im usual shingle appearance is 10 rigidly securing sheet, said strip 30 at spaced intervals being folded upon itself transand securing members extending 'as a,1s4,`sas remaining part of the respective strips, and then bending the superposed strip over the U-.shaped strip until it is in a substantially parallel plane with the U-shaped structure.

7. A shingle strip comprising a sheet of copper and a reinforcing sheet secured thereto, said strip being formed with spaced transversely folded' portions presenting on the face of the strip a plu- ,stantially T-shaped cutouts adjacent each edge.

a sheet of copper of the same width and length as said paper sheet, adhesive for securing said sheets together, the strip formed by the paper and copper sheets being folded transversely to present dividing llnes,-said folded portions extending across said T-shaped cutout portions of said paper sheet and `presenting hot and cold expansion structures.`

9. In a roofing structure, a plurality of shingle strips, one of said shingle strips being positioned to straddle the crown of a roof and extend a substantial equal distance on each side thereof, other roong strips arranged on the roof belowthe crown on each side thereof, a substantiallyL-shaped plate on each side of said crown, means for securing said plates to the roof, the second mentioned shingle strips overlapping part of said plates while the ilrst mentioned strip overlaps the remaining part of both of said plates, said plates being bent downwardly until they are substantially parallel to the roof whereby the re-- specuve shingle strips arbe interlocked..

10. A roofing structure including means for mounting part of the structure at the eaves, said last mentioned means includingta flexible strip oi shingling material, a metal plate, means for securing the metal plate to the roof, said metal plate being formed to extend to the edge of the.

roof and then vertically downwardly, and said strip of shingling material being,looped over the4 edge of said plate andclampedto the edge of the roof thereby.

11.. A construction comprisinga plurality of strips of material interlocked along ad? jacent edges, each of said strips having spaced folded portions presenting aplurality of transversely extending depressions for dividing the strip into shingled members and to present means to control expansion and contraction oi' the strip caused by change of temperature, each of said "strips being formed of a continuous sheet of cop- ,perand a reinforcing sheet of impregnated paper of the same width. and length as the copper sheet,

. said reinforcing sheet being formed with a cutout portion adjacent the respective ends of each of said folded-over portions, the interlocking part of adjacent strips having their edges bent :over so as to extend substantially parallel tothe body of the strips, -said cutout portions of said reinforcing sheet permitting the turning over of said edges without breaking said copper sheet v adjacent said depressions, means for securing said turned-over portions together, a ,stiff retaining plate formed with a body extending from, said interlocked edge and adepending flange positioned to fit along one edgeof said securing means, and

means extending through the body of said retaining platefor securing' said plate and said intrlocked portion to a roof.J

l2. A simulated shingle construction for use as a roofing or siding for a building wmprising a plurality of strips each formed of a relatively thin sheet of metal secured to a sheet of ilexible reinforcing material,- each strip being formed v-at spaced intervals with pairs of proximatelyvposition'ed parallel folds extending transversely oi thestrip and presenting means providing for expension and contraction and for dividing the strip into simulated shingles, said strips being arranged in parallel relationship with the edges ofi adjacent strips overlapping and interlocked with each other, and attaching'means for securing the f strips to the` roof or sides of a building. 13.A simulated shingle' construction as se forth in claim 12 in which the attaching means includes retaining plates each comprising a body' portion extendingyfrom the interlocked edges of adjacent strips beneath the strips, and a de pending flange engaging the adjacent strips near the interlooked edges thereof,zthe ilange servingv to clamp the strips in position and to provide 'a butt portion for the simulated shingles.

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